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blackbody

[blak-bod-ee]
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noun, plural black·bod·ies. Physics.
  1. a hypothetical body that absorbs without reflection all of the electromagnetic radiation incident on its surface.

Origin of blackbody

First recorded in 1700–10
Also called perfect radiator.
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British Dictionary definitions for black body

black body

noun
  1. physics a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on itAlso called: full radiator
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black body in Science

blackbody

[blăk′bŏd′ē]
  1. A theoretically perfect absorber and emitter of every frequency of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation emitted by a blackbody is a function only of its temperature.
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black body in Culture

blackbody

An object that can absorb and send off radiation with complete efficiency — that is, it reflects (see reflection) none of the radiation that falls on it. The higher the object's temperature, the higher the frequency of the radiation it gives off.

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